libraries to help make the math calculations easier. The source code is available here, or you can just download the DLL for your personal use. Due to the WPF use, the .NET framework 3.5 is required for the effect addin to function. If you need help deploying the addin, there are tips here. Once you have got the addin working, just select the entire image and run the effect with the desired settings.
are still available for retail sale by the time I actually complete a real game. :-)
. As part of this routine, there are several sites that I navigate to, typically opening them in multiple browser tabs. As lazy as it may sound, I got tired of right-clicking items in my favorites list to open the site in a new tab. I decided it would be easier if I had a shortcut for opening all of the sites at once. I know that IE allows you to set multiple home page tabs, but this was not what I wanted because I don’t want the sites to load every time I open a browser.
, and as I started a Google search, I noticed in the dynamic search results that there are over a million more results for String Theory than String Bikini. There are obviously too many people using the web for serious work, and not enough using it for more perverse reasons. :-) Just some humor, to start the day.
(and just had not had time to research, or correct it). Almost every time I navigated to a page on MSDN, the page would display briefly, I would get an “Internet Explorer cannot open the Internet site http://msdn.microsoft.com/xxxx. Operation aborted” message, and then the page would be switched to a navigation error screen. I quickly discovered that pressing the back button would allow the page to display correctly. manipulation of the HTML DOM. The post stated the problem has been corrected in IE8. Soooooo, I am now running a beta of IE8, which seems to have corrected the problem. Hopefully, it does not introduce new problems! virtual machine, and kept getting an annoying beep every time a dialog box was displayed. I changed every sound setting I could find, but could not get rid of the beep. So, it was time to begin google’ing. I found several recommend solutions that involved adding “mks.noBeep = TRUE” to a .ini file, but it seems that the file name, location, and syntax vary slightly depending on your OS and version of VMWare. Ultimately, the easy solution that worked for me was to:
I had not worked with XML comments until joining my current employer. The syntax is pretty simple, and Visual Studio
listening, and Hanselminutes #125 is an interview with Saqib Shaikh, a blind developer with Microsoft Consulting Services in the UK. Without sight, Saqib is unable to use the mouse, so he must make extensive use of keyboard shortcuts. I have trouble remembering twenty, or so, shortcuts and can’t imagine what it must be like to need to remember them for almost every task. If you haven’t heard the podcast, check it out. It makes you think about the overall development experience, and you might even pick up a few new shortcuts (how many people knew that Ctrl+Shift+Esc opened the task manager?).
bandwagon. However, yesterday I was listening to an automotive podcast, and they mentioned a new iPhone app called Dynolicious. You install the software on your iPhone, and then place the phone in your car while driving. The software can then be used to calculate the car’s performance statistics, such as 1/4 mile ET’s, 0-60 times, horsepower, etc. While, there are devices (such as the G-Tech
) that can calculate these statistics, they can’t be used to make calls, take pictures, play music, surf the web, etc., etc., etc.
, tapping into the accelerometers could lead to some exciting gaming on the small screen. After a quick look at the iPhone app store, and it looks like there are already a few games that utilize the accelerometers, but it could be fascinating to see what else is available in the upcoming months.
. This quote sums up the basic idea:
forums for the helpful tip.
, and have had high expectations of the new model ever since the concept was released. Based on the information so far, it appears that the car is going to live up to my high hopes, and beyond. Looks like it's time to start making room in my garage for a new addition!
try
{
this.EnforceConstraints = true;
}
catch
{
foreach(DataTable dt in this.Tables)
{
if (dt.HasErrors)
{
DataRow[] rowErrors = dt.GetErrors();
for (int i = 0; i < rowErrors.GetLength(0); i++)
{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(dt.TableName + ": " + rowErrors[i].RowError.ToString());
}
}
}
}
This isn’t a revolutionary tip, but it’s something that I hadn’t thought to look for and would have been very useful when I was stuck on an old machine.
. It’s not a fancy as some of the more expensive units, but overall it’s very nice unit for the price. Recently I needed to transfer 1GB of data between to pc’s and didn’t have a flash drive handy; so I just copied the data to my Sansa and used it for the transfer. This seemed like a good idea at the time, but when I tried to delete the data from the MP3 player, I was faced the the error message “Folder cannot be deleted because it is protected.”. After some experimenting, it looks like the Sansa will not let you delete a folder if it contains data. This wouldn’t be a big deal, except that the data I had transferred contained hundreds of folders. There was no way I was going to dig through all of these folders to delete the files. Being a developer, I decided to automate the process and write a .NET application that would traverse the folder structure of the unit, and delete all of the files.
I had never tried to access a portable device programmatically, so I wasn’t sure what the cause might be. Google’ing didn’t help. Next, I did some debugging to find out what the referenced file path was so I could just hard code it. The path turned out to be in Temporary Internet Files. I’m not quite sure what this means, but obviously Windows doesn’t treat this device like a normal drive.
It was time to take a step back and think about what I was trying to accomplish. I wanted everything deleted from the device, except for my music. But, all my MP3’s are backed up on several devices. I took a quick look at the options on the Sansa, and it turns on there was a format device. This quickly wiped out everything, and then I simply copied the music back to the device.
on CRM customization.var accountGuid;
accountGuid = document.getElementById("your fieldname here");
if (IsOnline())
{
// write code for online version here.
}
else
{
var iCount = 0;
var connection = new ActiveXObject("ADODB.Connection");
var connectionString = "Provider=SQLOLEDB;Server=.\\CRM;Database=MSCRM_MSDE;Integrated Security=sspi";
connection.Open(connectionString);
var query = "SELECT count(*) FROM AccountBase WHERE AccountID='" + accountGuid.value + "'";
var rs = new ActiveXObject("ADODB.Recordset");
rs.Open(query, connection, /*adOpenKeyset*/1, /*adLockPessimistic*/2);
rs.moveFirst();
while (!rs.eof) {
iCount = rs.Fields(0).Value;
rs.moveNext();
}
connection.Close();
if (iCount > 0 ) {
//do something useful here
}
else {
//do something else here
}
}
-- Define the Entity to Update
DECLARE @entityname varchar(64);
SET @entityname = 'placeEntityNameHere';
-- Define a GUID for the relationship
-- This is defined here and passed in so that we can access the relationship later
-- and apply special options if needed
DECLARE @TEMP_RelationshipId uniqueidentifier;
-- Add the ActivityPointer Relationship
SET @TEMP_RelationshipId = NEWID();
EXEC dbo.AddCrmRelationship @entityname, 'ActivityPointer', '_ActivityPointers', @TEMP_RelationshipId;
-- Add the Appointment Relationship
SET @TEMP_RelationshipId = NEWID();
EXEC dbo.AddCrmRelationship @entityname, 'Appointment', '_Appointments', @TEMP_RelationshipId;
-- Add the Email Relationship
SET @TEMP_RelationshipId = NEWID();
EXEC dbo.AddCrmRelationship @entityname, 'Email', '_Emails', @TEMP_RelationshipId;
-- Add the Fax Relationship
SET @TEMP_RelationshipId = NEWID();
EXEC dbo.AddCrmRelationship @entityname, 'Fax', '_Faxes', @TEMP_RelationshipId;
-- Add the Letter Relationship
SET @TEMP_RelationshipId = NEWID();
EXEC dbo.AddCrmRelationship @entityname, 'Letter', '_Letters', @TEMP_RelationshipId;
-- Add the PhoneCall Relationship
SET @TEMP_RelationshipId = NEWID();
EXEC dbo.AddCrmRelationship @entityname, 'PhoneCall', '_PhoneCalls', @TEMP_RelationshipId;
-- Add the ServiceAppointment Relationship
SET @TEMP_RelationshipId = NEWID();
EXEC dbo.AddCrmRelationship @entityname, 'ServiceAppointment', '_ServiceAppointments', @TEMP_RelationshipId;
-- Add the Task Relationship
SET @TEMP_RelationshipId = NEWID();
EXEC dbo.AddCrmRelationship @entityname, 'Task', '_Tasks', @TEMP_RelationshipId;
go
<attribute PhysicalName="Ffs_fieldtomodify">
<Type>nvarchar</Type>
<Length>150</Length>
<ValidForCreateApi>1</ValidForCreateApi>
<ValidForUpdateApi>1</ValidForUpdateApi>
<ValidForReadApi>1</ValidForReadApi>
<IsCustomField>1</IsCustomField>
<DisplayMask>PrimaryNameValidForAdvancedFindValidForFormValidForGrid</DisplayMask>
<Description>The name of the custom entity.</Description>
</attribute>
<field name="ffs_fieldtomodify" requiredlevel="required" maxlength="75" format="text">
<displaynames>
<displayname description="Field To Modify" languagecode="1033" />
</displaynames>
</field>
4. Save the XML, import it into CRM, and publish customizations. (At this point, CRM will show the new length but the SQL tables have not been updated. So, if you try to save a value that is too long you will get a SQL exception message. To solve this, continue on.)
5. Modify the field’s length in the
6. To get the field length to display correctly in the CRM metadata browser, update the Attribute table in the
select * from attribute where [name] = 'ffs_fieldtomodify'
